Early prospects of Lyons and Vienne

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Lugdunum vulgo Lion; Vienna vulgo Vienne en France.
Cologne, 1598, Latin text edition. Coloured. 340 x 480mm.

A pair of 'map-views' of Lyon and Vienne, with the major buildings shown in profile, with little consideration for perspective. They were published in Braun & Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first systematic series of printed town plans.


Stock ID : 9936